Climate history
Brief discussion of USGS projects studying climate change and links to several online reports giving data and results.
(Score: 1.000)
Earth Surface Processes
Homepage for Earth Surface Processes Team with research studies in two general categories: climate change and geologic mapping. Links to research activities, available data sets, workhop, and programs.
(Score: 1.000)
The Great Ice Age
Booklet (PDF format) on the Pleistocene glaciations known as the Great Ice Age and the resulting geomorphological, climatic, and environmental changes that occurred on earth during the period.
(Score: 1.000)
Solar irradiance and streamflow in Kansas
Report on the hypothesis that variations of the total solar irradiance reaching the Earth and its atmosphere affect the precipitation and runoff of the western U.S. Includes links to research papers, bibliography, and climatic data.
(Score: 0.451)
The role of climate in estuarine variability
Article from American Scientist on study of the San Francisco Bay estuary as a component of the global climate system showing that natural fluctuations might be mistaken for anthropogenic trends affecting water flow and salinity.
(Score: 0.367)
Definition:
Layer of gas, dust, and other particles blanketing the earth to an altitude of approximately 100 kilometers, and the long-term atmospheric conditions at a specific location or geographical area. [NaturalHazards.org link]
Used for:
climate, weather, weather monitoring, weather observations
